LockBit Ransomware Inject Cobalt Strike on Windows By Abusing Windows Defender

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It seems that LockBit has been getting more attention than usual lately. The cybersecurity experts at Sentinel Labs has discovered that the Cobalt Strike payloads have been decrypted and loaded by a LockBit 3.0 ransomware operator using Windows Defender. Among …

24-Year-Old Australian Hacker Arrested For Creating and Selling Spyware

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A 24-year-old man was arrested and charged with creating and selling spyware, triggering a global law enforcement operation. As a result, the AFP has charged a number of criminals and domestic violence perpetrators who purchase these illicit tools. Since the …

Warning: These 3 Security Mistakes are Costing Your Organization Millions

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Cybercrime is on the rise. Experts predict that cybercrime will cost the world over $10.5 trillion annually by 2025. The average cost of a data breach in an enterprise setting with over 25,000 employees is around $5.52 million. We’ve seen …

Beware Of New Malware on The Google Play Store Disguising Themselves as Cleaner Apps

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Researchers at McAfee’s Mobile Research Team “They try to hide themselves to prevent users from noticing and deleting apps. Change their icon to a Google Play icon that users are familiar with and change its name to ‘Google Play or …

North Korean Hacker Group Uses Malicious Browser Extension To Steal Emails From Google Chrome

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Kimsuky, a North Korean hacker group is believed to be hacking the major web browsers with the help of a malicious browser extension, which intercepts and steals emails. Researchers at Volexity, who was the first to spot this campaign back …

911 Proxy Service Implodes After Disclosing Breach

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July 29, 2022 2 Comments The 911 service as it existed until July 28, 2022. 911[.]re, a proxy service that since 2015 has sold access to hundreds of thousands of Microsoft Windows computers daily, announced this week that it is …

Android Malware on Google Play Installed Over 10 Million Times

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Several malicious Android apps in the Google Play Store have been found to comprise viruses, Ads that are intrusive are being pushed Get premium subscription services for your users The theft of social media accounts belonging to victims It was …

Breach Exposes Users of Microleaves Proxy Service

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Microleaves, a ten-year-old proxy service that lets customers route their web traffic through millions of Microsoft Windows computers, recently fixed a vulnerability in their website that exposed their entire user database. Microleaves claims its proxy software is installed with user …

Wireshark 3.6.7 Released – What’s New!!

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The Wireshark open-source packet analyzer, which is a free and open-source application, has been updated to version 3.6.7 with several new features and fixes. The point is that Wireshark is widely used all over the world as one of the …

DUCKTAIL Malware Targeting HR Professionals Through LinkedIn Spear-phishing Campaigns

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The cybersecurity firm, WithSecure has recently discovered an active operation, called DUCKTAIL. The goal of this campaign is to take over the Facebook business accounts that are responsible for advertising for a company. While accomplishing this goal, the operators behind …